CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS AND DENIAL OF THE POLICE OR THE FORCE OF THE TAKE

The police and gendarmerie are obliged to take complaints. Indeed, the law of 15 June 2000 strengthening the protection of the presumption of innocence and victims' rights introduced in particular the "single window" for filing a complaint with police. In addition, a circullaire of May 14, 2001 has specified that Article 15-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure requires the police to receive complaints from victims of crimes, including cases where complaints are filed in a service territorial jurisdiction, it is then required to forward them to the appropriate department. The circular states: "This is the imposition of a form of " single window "for filing a complaint, whose main purpose is to simplify procedures for victims, especially those with by common offenses such as theft. "Yet every day customers call me to tell me that the police refuse to take their complaint. Today I have personally had confirmation!